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. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber attacked a memorial service for the president of his half brother. four people were killed including a muslim cleric and a young child. the bomber concealed explosives in his turban. >>> officials for mumbai, india, a bomber killed at least 17 people, among the targets the city opera house and a popular marketplace. no one has claimed responsibility yet. pakistani militants killed 166 people in a larger attack three years ago. >>> in libya, it's been tough going for rebel fighter this is week trying to close in on tripoli, and secretary of state hillary clinton will be in turkey today for a meeting on nato's air campaign. cbs news correspondent mark phillips reports from western libya. >> reporter: the situation has changed again this morning, these are rebel fighters have retaken the town of qualesh. yesterday afternoon and through the evening though the rebel forces came back and have driven the gadhafi forces about four miles or so down the road that way. one difference today is, you can't hear it right now but a few minutes ago the sound of jets
. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber attacked a memorial service for the president of his half brother. four people were killed including a muslim cleric and a young child. the bomber concealed explosives in his turban. >>> officials for mumbai, india, a bomber killed at least 17 people, among the targets the city opera house and a popular marketplace. no one has claimed responsibility yet. pakistani militants killed 166 people in a larger attack three years ago. >>>...
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in afghanistan the funeral of ahmed wali karzai half brother of afghanistan's president during the burial hamid karzai wept and stepped in the grave to move his body. hamid karzai was shot and killed by a trusted associate, while traveling the funeral the governor was targeted with a roadside bomb but was not hurt. >>> police in eastern afghanistan said a bomber struck a french convoy one day after french president knick cass sarkozy visited the area. >>> u.s. airports are not secure enough. homeland security documents to be released today show there have been 25,000 security breaches since november 2001. congressman chaffetz calls that stunningly high but represents a fraction of 1% of the billions streamed. >>> golf may have a new superstar in the making, a young lady with the unlikely name of reagan kennedy. 6 years old and a few days ago she made a hole in one, it was on a par 3, 85-yard hole in bloomington, illinois, a lob wedge for chris wragge. >> noise, jeff. >> three times in a row, and it went in the hole. >> that's it, put that in perspective, rory mcilroy, 22-year-old winner o
in afghanistan the funeral of ahmed wali karzai half brother of afghanistan's president during the burial hamid karzai wept and stepped in the grave to move his body. hamid karzai was shot and killed by a trusted associate, while traveling the funeral the governor was targeted with a roadside bomb but was not hurt. >>> police in eastern afghanistan said a bomber struck a french convoy one day after french president knick cass sarkozy visited the area. >>> u.s. airports are not...
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they say their problems started in iraq or afghanistan. the pentagon doesn't buy it. we'll hear from vets and doctors about the air that our troops are breathing over there. this is "the early show" here on cbs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] say hello to the new mango pineapple real fruit smoothies from mccafé, bursting with fresh flavors and blended with creamy low-fat yogurt. the simple joy of exotic refreshment. ♪ the simple joy of exotic refreshment. lights, camera, activia it's the best job in the world. to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. that's why i love eating activia every day. activia helps me feel good inside. which helps me be on top of things help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping people rethink how they live. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. ♪ we'll deliver better ser
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. >>> in afghanistan this morning a suicide bomber attacked a memorial service for president hamid karzai's murdered half-brother. at a mosque in kandahar, four people killed including a muslim cleric and a young child. at least 15 others wounded. witnesses say the bomber concealed the explosives in his turb turb turban. >>> a triple bombing yesterday killed at least 17 people. among the targets the city opera house there and a popular marketplace. no one claimed responsibility yet. pakistani militants killed 166 people in a larger attack three years ago. >>> in libya, it's been tough going for rebel fighters this week trying to close in on tripoli and secretary of state hillary clinton will be in turkey today for a meeting on nato's air campaign. mark phillips reports from western libya. >> reporter: the situation has changed again this morning. these are rebel fighters retaken the town of equalish. this area was under gadhafi control yesterday as surprise attack and driven a much smaller rebel contention out. yesterday afternoon and through evening in force, the rebel forces came back and
. >>> in afghanistan this morning a suicide bomber attacked a memorial service for president hamid karzai's murdered half-brother. at a mosque in kandahar, four people killed including a muslim cleric and a young child. at least 15 others wounded. witnesses say the bomber concealed the explosives in his turb turb turban. >>> a triple bombing yesterday killed at least 17 people. among the targets the city opera house there and a popular marketplace. no one claimed...
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but includes money not spent in iraq and afghanistan. which republicans are likely to argue are not true cuts. so, whose plan will prevail? boehner told his fellow house republicans, i think we can win this for the american people but that it's going to require some of you to make some sacrifices. if we stand together as a team, our leverage is maximized and they have to deal with us. that last comment was probably directed at the republican members who have said that they will not vote to raise the debt ceiling under any circumstances. speaker boehner will need their volts if he wants his legislation to win out in what is shaping up to be a partisan showdown. rebecca? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill. thank you, nancy. if a deal does not happen, how does that affect most americans? joining us is roben farzad, senior writer for bloomberg news. what's the ripple effect on average americans if this thing doesn't happen? >> mostly psychological throughout the week. if people suddenly start perceiving that the unthinkable of, one, credit rati
but includes money not spent in iraq and afghanistan. which republicans are likely to argue are not true cuts. so, whose plan will prevail? boehner told his fellow house republicans, i think we can win this for the american people but that it's going to require some of you to make some sacrifices. if we stand together as a team, our leverage is maximized and they have to deal with us. that last comment was probably directed at the republican members who have said that they will not vote to...
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. >>> thousands turn out in afghanistan for the funeral of ahmed wali karzai. the president went openly during that burial. climbing inside the grave to help move his brother's body at one point. karzai was mureded yesterday by a trusted family guard. on the way to the the funeral two roadside bombs was the target but no one hurt. >>> a second memorial service tonight in michigan for betty ford who died friday at 93 was mourned at funeral services yesterday in palm desert, california. among those attending first ladies rosalynn carter and michelle obama and nancy reagan and former president george w. bush was also there. >>> the national league in the all-star game won for the second year in a row. the brewers prince fielder got mf honomvp honors for this home. 14 minutes past the hour. now here is chris. >> the game has to mean something. a blistering heat wave from texas all the way to the east coast. while parts of the northeast which got hit with triple digit temperatures yesterday will finally see some relief today. cbs' betty nguyen is in times square wit
. >>> thousands turn out in afghanistan for the funeral of ahmed wali karzai. the president went openly during that burial. climbing inside the grave to help move his brother's body at one point. karzai was mureded yesterday by a trusted family guard. on the way to the the funeral two roadside bombs was the target but no one hurt. >>> a second memorial service tonight in michigan for betty ford who died friday at 93 was mourned at funeral services yesterday in palm desert,...
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in afghanistan a rare and unprecedented attack on shiite worshippers celebrating a holy day. many of the casualties are children. we'll have the very latest from afghanistan's capital. >>> good news for newt gingrich in the latest cbs news poll. iowa voters say he has the best chance to beat president obama. more on gingrich's rising popularity in what's becoming a two-man race. >>> congresswoman michele bachmann has campaigned in iowa more than anywhere else. all that hard work may not be paying off. we'll ask her as she still becomes the republican nominee. she's here with us this morning. >>> nasa says a far away planet passes the gold ie locks test. conditions are just right for living creatures to survive. we'll find out what might be on kepler 22b early this tuesday, we'll find out what might be on kepler 22b early this tuesday, december 6th, 2011 hp. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, welcome to "the early show." right here on earth, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. we begin in afghanistan where a suicide bombing that killed dozens of people this mornin
in afghanistan a rare and unprecedented attack on shiite worshippers celebrating a holy day. many of the casualties are children. we'll have the very latest from afghanistan's capital. >>> good news for newt gingrich in the latest cbs news poll. iowa voters say he has the best chance to beat president obama. more on gingrich's rising popularity in what's becoming a two-man race. >>> congresswoman michele bachmann has campaigned in iowa more than anywhere else. all that hard...
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sectarian attacks are rare in afghanistan. violence tends to be along tribal or ethnic fault lines rather than between the different branches of islam. people took out their rage on the afghan police, furious they could not keep the capital safe. every attack like this undermines the public confidence that the afghan security forces will be ready to take control. the concern now in this war-torn country is that a new avenue of violence could open up, dividing this fractured nation even more. >> mandy, quick question for you. anyone claiming responsibility for this at this hour? >> not yet. the taliban has already said that they have condemned the attack. although there has been early reports that a pakistani insurgent group may be behind it, though those reports are unconfirmed yet. >> mandy clark in afghanistan for us, thank you. >>> and now the latest on the european debt crisis. on a new sign that it's spreading across the continent, even here to the u.s. >> a top credit agency is threatening to take action against almost a
sectarian attacks are rare in afghanistan. violence tends to be along tribal or ethnic fault lines rather than between the different branches of islam. people took out their rage on the afghan police, furious they could not keep the capital safe. every attack like this undermines the public confidence that the afghan security forces will be ready to take control. the concern now in this war-torn country is that a new avenue of violence could open up, dividing this fractured nation even more....
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mission in afghanistan? >> the reality is even after 30,000 over the course of a year you have 68,000 u.s. troops in addition to 40,000, you know, nato and other troops. the reality is you're still talking about 100,000 collective troops there. there are only 20,000 taliban insurgents. and we spent billions of dollars, we're spending $10 billion a month in this counter insurgency effort. we have spent nearly $38 billion to stand up 290,000 afghan security forces. it seems to me if 290,000 afghan security forces can't fight 20,000 taliban fighters, that's a 14-1 ratio, then we're in deeper trouble than we think. >> unfortunately, gentlemen, i'm being told i have to say good-bye at this moment. we look forward to speaking to you about this further in the future. thank you both this morning. >>> cbs news will carry the president's speech on afghanistan beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. please be sure to join us for that. >>> the chicago area is cleaning up from powerful storms that knocked down power across
mission in afghanistan? >> the reality is even after 30,000 over the course of a year you have 68,000 u.s. troops in addition to 40,000, you know, nato and other troops. the reality is you're still talking about 100,000 collective troops there. there are only 20,000 taliban insurgents. and we spent billions of dollars, we're spending $10 billion a month in this counter insurgency effort. we have spent nearly $38 billion to stand up 290,000 afghan security forces. it seems to me if 290,000...
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forces in afghanistan suffered their worst single loss in ten years of war. 31 special operations troops, including 22 navy s.e.a.l.s were killed when their helicopter was shot down. >> well, the wife of a former s.e.a.l. wanted to help the families of those who died and she is getting nascar attention. she is going to tell us how much money they have raised and how you can get involved. it's called the navy s.e.a.l. foundation and they have raised some thousands of dollars at this point and they are looking to work with children to help them in this really tough time to recover. this is "the early show" on cbs. . announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by sassage envy. sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas for the whole family. and 35% off fragrance gifts sets for him and her. shop sears now for great deals for everyone on your list. sears. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just
forces in afghanistan suffered their worst single loss in ten years of war. 31 special operations troops, including 22 navy s.e.a.l.s were killed when their helicopter was shot down. >> well, the wife of a former s.e.a.l. wanted to help the families of those who died and she is getting nascar attention. she is going to tell us how much money they have raised and how you can get involved. it's called the navy s.e.a.l. foundation and they have raised some thousands of dollars at this point...
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. >> earned combat spurs with first of the 221st cavalry in afghanistan. >> reporter: major heath kelly a decorated field officer, husband and father and grandson of janet skaruffey of louisiana. >> this pain is no medicine. it hurts to me that everything that should have been won't be, because somebody chose to do the wrong thing. i choose to remember him as an honorable father and husband and defender of peace. it's such a waste, such a waste to such a wonderful human being. >> reporter: bill whitaker, cbs news, carson city, nevada. >> three of the seven people wounded in the attacks are now out of the hospital, the nevada amy national guard is planning a memorial service on sunday for the soldiers who died. >>> we check in with jeff glor at the news desk following some of the other headlines at the news desk. >>> there were eight republican presidential candidates in california last night, but at times it seemed like two. front-runners mitt romney and texas governor rick perry battled over job creation, health care and social security. it was the first debate for rick per perry. >>>
. >> earned combat spurs with first of the 221st cavalry in afghanistan. >> reporter: major heath kelly a decorated field officer, husband and father and grandson of janet skaruffey of louisiana. >> this pain is no medicine. it hurts to me that everything that should have been won't be, because somebody chose to do the wrong thing. i choose to remember him as an honorable father and husband and defender of peace. it's such a waste, such a waste to such a wonderful human being....
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the new commander of coalition forces in afghanistan acknowledged the heavy price american and british troops paid for the progress made here. >> there are some voices that are raised to question whether this sacrifice has been worth it. those of white house wear this uniform have one answer. yes! >> reporter: it was certainly a proud moment for the afghans, as the defense minister inspected his troops. the handover of power from coalition to afghan forces has been done with pomp and ceremony, but lashkagar is considered one of the most volatile places that will be in afghan control. the real test will be if afghan forces can control the city on their own without foreign troops jumping back in to help. a top u.s. diplomat admitted it was too soon to count the taliban out. >> the gains that have been made are potentially reversible, but today is an important step forward for afghanistan. >> reporter: most of helmand will still be controlled by foreign forces. but the exit strategy was plain to see. even choreographed as british and u.s. troops marched off and the afghans rolled in. mand
the new commander of coalition forces in afghanistan acknowledged the heavy price american and british troops paid for the progress made here. >> there are some voices that are raised to question whether this sacrifice has been worth it. those of white house wear this uniform have one answer. yes! >> reporter: it was certainly a proud moment for the afghans, as the defense minister inspected his troops. the handover of power from coalition to afghan forces has been done with pomp...
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the question is, did mortenson's central agent institute use money properly to build schools in afghanistan and pakistan or serve other purposes? some critics have charged. greg mortenson has sold 4 million copies of "three cups of tea" and nonprofit organization has built schools in afghanistan and pakistan. how money was spent is falling under growing scrutiny. "we have a responsibility to make sure charitable assets are used for their intended purposes." the inquiry followed the "60 minutes" report on sunday, steve croft investigated mortenson and his montana based author speaking to john krakour. going on. he doesn't know how many schools he's built. nobody knows how much they cost. >> the irs tax returns included a list of 141 schools that it claimed to have built or supported in pakistan and afghanistan. over the past six months we visited or looked into nearly 30 of them. some were performing well but roughly half were empty, built by somebody else or not receiving support at all. some were being used to store spinach or hay for livestock. others had not received any money from morte
the question is, did mortenson's central agent institute use money properly to build schools in afghanistan and pakistan or serve other purposes? some critics have charged. greg mortenson has sold 4 million copies of "three cups of tea" and nonprofit organization has built schools in afghanistan and pakistan. how money was spent is falling under growing scrutiny. "we have a responsibility to make sure charitable assets are used for their intended purposes." the inquiry...
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cbs news correspondent seth stone has more from kabul, afghanistan. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. that's right. pakistani officials say they've questioned a number of people includinging the guards at front gate of the americans' home who were tricked into letting the gunmen in. pakistani u.s. officials searched the home over the weekend after as many eight armed assailants stormed his home early morning. "we've made no progress so far," the deputy superintendent of police told cbs news. warren weinstein is the 70-year-old country director for virginia-based consulting firm j.e. austin associates, which released a statement highlighting weinstein's extensive development work in pakistan, adding, "given the gravity of the situation, no further information can be made available." weinstein had reportedly told his staff just before being abducted that he was planning to finish his work and leave pakistan today. kidnappings for ransom have become common in pakistan. and since the raid here that killed osama bin laden, anti-american
cbs news correspondent seth stone has more from kabul, afghanistan. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. that's right. pakistani officials say they've questioned a number of people includinging the guards at front gate of the americans' home who were tricked into letting the gunmen in. pakistani u.s. officials searched the home over the weekend after as many eight armed assailants stormed his home early morning. "we've made no progress so far," the deputy...
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casualties, six nato troops killed in a fire fight at an airbase in afghanistan. reports say some of the dead are americans. we are live at the pentagon with the very latest on the deadly incident. >>> wicked weather. a second straight night of tornadoes rips across the south in arkansas. the death toll now up to 11, while in texas, a small town loses more than 100 homes to a suspected twister. in missouri all eyes remain on the rising rivers after levees begin to give way. >>> and royal rehearsal, large parts of london already shut down as rehearsals are under way for the royal wedding. now, less than 48 hours so go, and the queen is preparing to meet with some of her loyal subjects "early" this wednesday morning, april 27th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >> and good wednesday morning to you. i'm erica hill here in london, as you can see, the city preparing for the royal wedding, now just two days away, a lot of excitement here, chris. >> two days away, good morning. the scene looks beautiful once again. you have a lot to talk about during the program on the run
casualties, six nato troops killed in a fire fight at an airbase in afghanistan. reports say some of the dead are americans. we are live at the pentagon with the very latest on the deadly incident. >>> wicked weather. a second straight night of tornadoes rips across the south in arkansas. the death toll now up to 11, while in texas, a small town loses more than 100 homes to a suspected twister. in missouri all eyes remain on the rising rivers after levees begin to give way....
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>> all right, mandy clark in hand har, afghanistan. mandy, thank you very much. >>> in london this morning, wikileaks founder julian assange appeared in court for a two-day hearing. assange is appealing a british ruling that he should be sent back to sweden to answer questions over two rape charges. assange is also worried sweden might send him to the u.s. to face charges over the release of classified documents. >>> the texas baseball fan who fell to his death at a game last week has now been laid to rest. hundreds turned out for the funeral of shannon stone yesterday. stone was a firefighter, husband and father. with his young son at a rangers game last thursday, he reached for a ball tossed to the stands, lost his balance and fell. and it almost happened again last night at the all-star game home run derby in phoenix. watch the upper right-hand corner of your screen here. a guy dangling off a railing. he'd been standing on a table during the derby trying to catch a ball. not smart. almost went over, luckily his brother and others we
>> all right, mandy clark in hand har, afghanistan. mandy, thank you very much. >>> in london this morning, wikileaks founder julian assange appeared in court for a two-day hearing. assange is appealing a british ruling that he should be sent back to sweden to answer questions over two rape charges. assange is also worried sweden might send him to the u.s. to face charges over the release of classified documents. >>> the texas baseball fan who fell to his death at a game...
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troops are still dying in iraq and afghanistan came from a military mom. >> in afghanistan, we have al qaeda and its allies and it is my job, as president, to make sure they can't launch another 9/11 against us. >> reporter: this is the president's third youtube q answers a. like the last time the mantle of the questions were will legalization of marijuana. >> i am not in favor of legalization. i am a strong believer that we have to think more about drugs as a public health problem. >> reporter: and when he was asked about the toughest thing about being president, mr. obama gave the same answer that most previous presidents have given and that is that he lives in a bubble. he's not free to take a walk or leave the house. chris? >> one of the downsides of the office. cbs's bill plante at the white house for us thank you. >>> we want to turn our attention now to the economy. the dow jones industrials average is up around 12,000 for the first time in three years. jobless claims however jumped unexpectedly last week. so when you look at these two sides does it mean the economy is getting a
troops are still dying in iraq and afghanistan came from a military mom. >> in afghanistan, we have al qaeda and its allies and it is my job, as president, to make sure they can't launch another 9/11 against us. >> reporter: this is the president's third youtube q answers a. like the last time the mantle of the questions were will legalization of marijuana. >> i am not in favor of legalization. i am a strong believer that we have to think more about drugs as a public health...
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they want the money to go to the schools in afghanistan and pakistan. so it's hard to see how this would work. i don't know if you can get vouchers back for your donations, either. so i think this is a different beast. >> thanks so much for being with us. we appreciate it. and now here's lonnie with another check of the weather. >> good morning to you, rebecca. good morning, everybody. right to my weather headlines we go. because here's how we see things out there. it will be damp and gray in the northern rockies today. i'm talking about the higher elevations. even picking up a little bit of wet snow. temperatures, heat up in the south big time. a possible thunderstorm for the derby. that's right. it's the 137th running of the kentucky derby. post time today at 6:24 this evening. there is that thunderstorm chance. temperature at post time about 70 degrees. if you take a look at the satellite picture, really that storm system pushing through the tennessee valley. that's about the only game in town. so, i'm talking churchill downs. over to louisville, spr
they want the money to go to the schools in afghanistan and pakistan. so it's hard to see how this would work. i don't know if you can get vouchers back for your donations, either. so i think this is a different beast. >> thanks so much for being with us. we appreciate it. and now here's lonnie with another check of the weather. >> good morning to you, rebecca. good morning, everybody. right to my weather headlines we go. because here's how we see things out there. it will be damp...
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coming up, we will talk to a the wife of robert levinson who is being held by the taliban in afghanistan. >>> a latest in the string of sexual allegations in sports and tell you why the charges are coming out right now. >> the woman who started an internet firestorm after admitting she went on dates just to, get this, a free meal. talk about that. >> imagine that. talk about that in a bit. >>> the family of retired fbi agent robert levinson are anxious to find him. he vanished five years ago in iran and his family believe he may be held there. they released a video just released and experts found any concludes as to where levinson's whereabouts. bob orr has more on the deepening mystery. >> please help me get home. >> reporter: it's the first public evidence in nearly five years. former fbi agent robert levinson may still be alive. >> i am not in very good health. i am running very quickly out of diabetes medicine. >> reporter: the tape received by the government and levinson's family last november was posted on the family's website friday. >> i need the help of the united states governm
coming up, we will talk to a the wife of robert levinson who is being held by the taliban in afghanistan. >>> a latest in the string of sexual allegations in sports and tell you why the charges are coming out right now. >> the woman who started an internet firestorm after admitting she went on dates just to, get this, a free meal. talk about that. >> imagine that. talk about that in a bit. >>> the family of retired fbi agent robert levinson are anxious to find him....
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casualties, eight nato troops killed in a fire fight at an airbase in afghanistan. reports say some of the dead are americans. we have the very latest on the incident. >>> royal rehearsal. large parts of london shut down as rehearsals get underway for the royal wedding just 48 hours away. the queen meets with some of her loyal subjects "early" this wednesday morning, april 27th, 2011. >> and good wednesday morning to you. beautiful shot of the tower bridge. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast, 3:00 p.m. here in london where the city is in full preparation mode for the royal wedding, less than two days away now. there is breaking news to get to back at home. for that, my colleague, chris wragge standing by. >>> we will get back to you. the president speaking moments ago. for that and the rest of the breaking headlines, jeff glor at the news desk. >>> good morning. good morning to everyone at home. president obama made it as clear as he can, he was born in the united states. for the if irs time this morning, the white house released a long-form cope of mr. obama's birth certi
casualties, eight nato troops killed in a fire fight at an airbase in afghanistan. reports say some of the dead are americans. we have the very latest on the incident. >>> royal rehearsal. large parts of london shut down as rehearsals get underway for the royal wedding just 48 hours away. the queen meets with some of her loyal subjects "early" this wednesday morning, april 27th, 2011. >> and good wednesday morning to you. beautiful shot of the tower bridge. 7:00 a.m. on...
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dover air force base who is receiving 30 bodies of americans who were downed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. live to dover in a few moments. >>> we begin with massive aftermath with sell-off on wall street. this morning things are starting off better and after yesterday a shaky day in the overseas market. jeff glor is at the new york stock exchange with the latest. jeff, already, we are seeing an up and down morning on wall street. >> reporter: it has been. but markets generally opened sharply higher here after overseas markets in europe and asia were both all tumultuous overnight and, generally speaking, down. it follows what happens on wall street yesterday which was a historic drop yesterday. every single stock on the s&p 500 was down. a weekend of uncertainty became a day of fear. and the markets biggest one-day drop since december 2008. >> the drop in financial markets over the past week and a half has just been alarming. >> reporter: just minutes after the markets opened, the dow had already dropped nearly 250 points. reaction, in part, to news that s&p was lowering america's credit r
dover air force base who is receiving 30 bodies of americans who were downed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. live to dover in a few moments. >>> we begin with massive aftermath with sell-off on wall street. this morning things are starting off better and after yesterday a shaky day in the overseas market. jeff glor is at the new york stock exchange with the latest. jeff, already, we are seeing an up and down morning on wall street. >> reporter: it has been. but markets...
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the cass kets carrying the remains of 30 american troops killed in afghanistan arrived back in the u.s. this morning. 22 navy s.e.a.l.s were among the dead whose helicopter was shot down on saturday. cbs news national correspondent chip reid is at dover air force base in delaware with more. good morning, chip. >> well, good morning, randall. family members will be here at dover later today, as the remains of their loved ones are brought home. two transport planes carrying the flag-draped caskets arrive at dover air force base this morning. the remains of 30 americans, killed when their chinook helicopter was apparently hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. the crash was so horrific the soldiers have not yet been identified. it's been four days since the crash, and the loss is still fresh for families and friends, including the stepfather of navy s.e.a.l. brian bill. >> we mourn, more than anything else, his life of unfulfilled dreams. >> reporter: the stories of these brave men are shared by their families. the youngest casualty was just 21 years old. a door gunner, spencer duncan. two we
the cass kets carrying the remains of 30 american troops killed in afghanistan arrived back in the u.s. this morning. 22 navy s.e.a.l.s were among the dead whose helicopter was shot down on saturday. cbs news national correspondent chip reid is at dover air force base in delaware with more. good morning, chip. >> well, good morning, randall. family members will be here at dover later today, as the remains of their loved ones are brought home. two transport planes carrying the flag-draped...
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>> reporter: the hardest part of sergeant dirk santaniello's before going to afghanistan next month is making sure his daughter molly is ready too. >> mean my mom will try to stay calm about this because more we got like the more sad we get, the more harder it's going to be for him to get focused while he's away because he'll be thinking about us. >> reporter: with 214,000 american service members currently deployed in afghanistan, iraq, and supporting missions, 194,000 kids have been left behind on the home front. a reality of war that 6-year-old molly is beginning to grasp. how does your mom or dad explain that to you? it would be so hard. >> well, we do it little by little, so my mom explains some stuff. one day, then she explains the other stuff another day. >> i got to log out, honey. >> reporter: chad sherman says nothing could have completed prepared him. >> you just feel really proud that they are not only helping themselves and their family, they are helping everybody. >> reporter: if you could change it, though, would you? >> i feel it's necessary, but, at the same time, you
>> reporter: the hardest part of sergeant dirk santaniello's before going to afghanistan next month is making sure his daughter molly is ready too. >> mean my mom will try to stay calm about this because more we got like the more sad we get, the more harder it's going to be for him to get focused while he's away because he'll be thinking about us. >> reporter: with 214,000 american service members currently deployed in afghanistan, iraq, and supporting missions, 194,000 kids...
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>> absolutely, seth doane in kabul, afghanistan, thank you for your reporting. we'll keep everyone up-to-date as the story develops. >>> we turn to the iowa straw poll, the first big test for the field of republican presidential hopefuls, it could give the field a boost and knock others out of the race. r norah o'donnell is in ames, iowa. >> it says something about the organization but this doesn't tell us anything about their national standing. michele bachmann is the favorite to win today's straw poll. >> we cannot just have the other team with the other jersey in the white house. >> reporter: she's campaigned in the state for just two months but the minnesota congresswoman was born here in iowa and she excites social and fiscal conservatives. >>is it government always wins, why is it the taxpayer always loses? >> reporter: connecting with voters is something that tim w pawlenty struggled with. that's why today's straw poll results could affect the future of his campaign. what if you don't meet your goal? >> i think we will, but if they have some ridiculous re
>> absolutely, seth doane in kabul, afghanistan, thank you for your reporting. we'll keep everyone up-to-date as the story develops. >>> we turn to the iowa straw poll, the first big test for the field of republican presidential hopefuls, it could give the field a boost and knock others out of the race. r norah o'donnell is in ames, iowa. >> it says something about the organization but this doesn't tell us anything about their national standing. michele bachmann is the...
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presence in afghanistan. still around 100,000 troops, but scheduled to draw down by a third at the end of next year. and in iraq, a large u.s. civilian presence will remain. >> iraq not a perfect place. it has many challenges ahead. but we're leaving behind a sovereign, sable, and self-reliant iraq. >> reporter: here at home, there is no sight -- or no end in sight rather to another ballots and that is the fight in the divided congress for the third time this year, the government faces a threat of a shutdown, because democrats and republicans in congress can't agree on how to pay for an extension of the payroll tax cuts. >>> the latest from the republican presidential race. newt gingrich is surging in the polls and mitt romney is sharpening his criticism of the new front-runner. >> jan crawford joins us now with more. >> throughout the campaign, mitt romney has really stayed away from going hard at his republican rivals and kept his focus on president obama. in our interview yesterday, he took aim at newt gin
presence in afghanistan. still around 100,000 troops, but scheduled to draw down by a third at the end of next year. and in iraq, a large u.s. civilian presence will remain. >> iraq not a perfect place. it has many challenges ahead. but we're leaving behind a sovereign, sable, and self-reliant iraq. >> reporter: here at home, there is no sight -- or no end in sight rather to another ballots and that is the fight in the divided congress for the third time this year, the government...
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troops killed in afghanistan saturday. the bodies were brought to dover air force base in delaware yesterday and president obama was there, along with top military officials and family members of the troops who died. cbs news national correspondent chip reid reports. >> reporter: president obama touched down at dover air force base just after 12:30. he then motorcaded down the tarmac to the two c-17 transport planes carrying the remains of the 30 americans. the president's visit lasted about five hours, including meetings with family members. in a recent interview, he acknowledged the professionalism of the team at dover. >> we're blessed for the great work people at dover do and i think all americans owe them a great deal of gratitude. >> reporter: we are now learning more about those killed in saturday's taliban attack on the u.s. helicopter over afghanistan. navy s.e.a.l. nick speehar just 24 remembered as a true patriot by his high school brain pal. >> he gave 100% in high school and gave 100% to our country. >> report
troops killed in afghanistan saturday. the bodies were brought to dover air force base in delaware yesterday and president obama was there, along with top military officials and family members of the troops who died. cbs news national correspondent chip reid reports. >> reporter: president obama touched down at dover air force base just after 12:30. he then motorcaded down the tarmac to the two c-17 transport planes carrying the remains of the 30 americans. the president's visit lasted...
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telephone numbers of families of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan have been found in the files of an investigator working for the "news of the world." on today's anniversary of the terror attack on london's transit system there are claims the paper hacked into mobile phones of families of terror victims. the paper is under fire for allegedly hacking into the phone messages of a missing teenager later found murdered. >>> a rare and deadly grizzly bear attack at yellowstone national park. park officials say a 57-year-old man and his wife were hiking yesterday and surprised a female bear and her cubs. the bear mauled the man and he died. his wife survived with cuts and bruises. >> this is the first time that there has been a bear caused human fatality in yellowstone in 25 years. >> bears have killed two other people in the area around yellowstone in just more than a year. >>> finally the perloined picasso, the drawing worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was taken tuesday from a gallery in san francisco and look at this, the guy just walked out no noncha lantly, a security camer
telephone numbers of families of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan have been found in the files of an investigator working for the "news of the world." on today's anniversary of the terror attack on london's transit system there are claims the paper hacked into mobile phones of families of terror victims. the paper is under fire for allegedly hacking into the phone messages of a missing teenager later found murdered. >>> a rare and deadly grizzly bear attack at...
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. >>> delta airlines is apologizing to troops who just returned from afghanistan. the reason, nearly 30 soldiers had to pay almost $3,000 in baggage fees. the incident provoked anger on the web and the airline now says this. we would like to publicly apologize for any miscommunication as well as any inconvenience we may have caused. delta promises to reach out to the soldiers involved to "address their concerns." one soldier says the bag he was charged extra held his grenade launcher. >>> at the white house president and mrs. obama welcomed german chancelor angela merkel and he gave her the presidential medal of freedom. the dinner was held outside in the rose garden with music by members of the national symphony. ♪ the alfres codinner included tuna from hawaii, we are told and maryland crab ravioli. they were not serving that on delta flights. >>> hot off the presses this morning, a new hillary clinton comic book. it's an unauthorized comic book, the former first lady current secretary of state is the sub f subject of a series of celebrities by an independent co
. >>> delta airlines is apologizing to troops who just returned from afghanistan. the reason, nearly 30 soldiers had to pay almost $3,000 in baggage fees. the incident provoked anger on the web and the airline now says this. we would like to publicly apologize for any miscommunication as well as any inconvenience we may have caused. delta promises to reach out to the soldiers involved to "address their concerns." one soldier says the bag he was charged extra held his grenade...